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S.C.: Medical cannabis bill heads to the House floor

Apr 19, 2022

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After seven long years, S. 150 is finally headed to the House floor! The Senate already passed the bill in February. Earlier this month, the legislation passed the 3M Committee, so we need everyone to reach out to their reps for this next crucial stage.
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Del.: House committees approve cannabis legalization and regulation bills!

Apr 13, 2022

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Today, two separate cannabis legalization bills were passed in committee!
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N.H.: Poison pill legalization bill heads back to the House floor

Mar 28, 2022

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Last week, New Hampshire’s bill to legalize cannabis possession for adults and create a state-run monopoly narrowly passed out of the Ways & Means Committee (12-10). Now, it’s headed to the House floor again. While the committee made some amendments to the bill, it did not address our biggest concerns — HB 1598 would continue to re-criminalize edibles, and it doesn’t even include a Plan B in the likely event that state-run stores fail to get up and running.
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Kentucky medical cannabis bill passes out of committee!

Mar 11, 2022

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Yesterday, the House Judiciary Committee advanced  HB 136 — the medical cannabis bill — in a 15-1 vote. It now heads to the House floor, which has passed similar bills in past years. 
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Del.: Special election Saturday, March 5; results will impact cannabis legalization effort

Mar 02, 2022

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A special election is being held on Saturday, March 5 to fill a vacancy to replace former Representative Gerald Brady in the 4th House District (Wilmington).
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Delaware House committee approves legalization bill!

Jan 26, 2022

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Today, Delaware’s House Health and Human Development Committee voted 10-4 in favor of HB 305, a bill to legalize, tax, and regulate cannabis for adults 21 and older. It now moves to the House Appropriations Committee for consideration before heading to the House floor.
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Minn.: Legalization bill heads to the House floor!

May 10, 2021

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Minnesota House Majority Leader Ryan Winkler’s marijuana legalization bill has passed through 12 House committees and is headed to the full House floor! This will be the first time ever that a legalization bill has gotten a House floor vote in Minnesota.
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House of Representatives to vote on historic cannabis legalization bill in September

Aug 28, 2020

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Urge your representative to support the MORE Act on the House floor! Earlier today, Congressional leadership announced that a House vote will take place on a comprehensive cannabis legalization bill — the Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act — in September. The MORE Act historically passed the House Judiciary Committee last November and has since awaited further action.Introduced over a year ago and sponsored by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler (D-NY),…
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